We're a week into the new year . . . is 2011 off to a good start for you? I hope so! It took me a little longer than usual to come up with my new year's resolution for this year. I just made it on Wednesday, in fact. (Better late than never, right?!) Anyway, I've decided that this year I will learn to REST. My pastor was sharing during a leadership meeting this week the story of Elijah. After he called down fire from heaven, Jezebel threatened him. So he ran like the wind. Exhausted, he passed out in the desert, only to be awakened by an angel who'd baked him fresh bread and fetched him some water. So after he'd eaten, gone back to sleep, and eaten again, he set back out on the journey. I was struck by the tenderness toward Elijah in that story. That God recognized his need for rest. And then I felt convicted for not recognizing my own need for rest. So this year, I'm going to make rest a priority so I can be better at doing the things I'm called to do. I'm going to try to make time to rest, to renew, to refocus. I expect good things to happen as a result—both spiritually and physically.
So what about you? Any new year's resolutions for you this year? Take the poll below, and let me know!
YouTube cuteness
In other news, for some precious penguin action (set to an appropriate song for this time of year), please check out this video on YouTube. So cute!
The year in review—musically
In terms of online downloads, the following songs were tops in 2010:
| 1 | Need You Now | Lady Antebellum |
| 2 | California Gurls | Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg |
| 3 | Love The Way You Lie | Eminem Featuring Rihanna |
| 4 | Hey, Soul Sister | Train |
| 5 | OMG | Usher Featuring will.i.am |
| 6 | Dynamite | Taio Cruz |
| 7 | TiK ToK | Ke$ha |
| 8 | I Gotta Feeling | Black Eyed Peas |
| 9 | Just The Way You Are | Bruno Mars |
| 10 | Airplanes | B.o.B Featuring Hayley Williams |
[Info compiled by top10songs.com]
Who knows what kind of music we'll hear in 2011, but here's what's most popular right now, according to the Billboard charts:
1. Katy Perry, "Firework"
2. Bruno Mars, "Grenade"
3. Ke$ha, "We R Who We R"
4. Rihanna featuring Drake, "What's my Name?"
5. P!nk, "Raise Your Glass"
6. Enrique Iglesias, "Tonight (I'm Loving you)"
7. The Black Eyed Peas, "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
8. Wiz Khalifa, "Black and Yellow"
9. Bruno Mars, "Just the Way You Are"
10. Nelly, "Just a Dream"
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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